Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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